Alex Pereira efficiently defended his mild heavyweight title on Saturday evening by knocking out Jiri Prochazka in the primary occasion at UFC 303 in Las Vegas.
Simply 12 seconds into the second spherical, Prochazka (30-4-1) was headbutted laborious by Pereira (10-2-0) and landed on the mat. Pereira adopted him with a collection of punches earlier than ending the match.
Prochazka then struggled to rise up and wobbled forwards and backwards earlier than falling into the arms of the referee and medical workers.
Saturday’s battle was a rematch of a Nov. 11, 2023 battle for the vacant mild heavyweight championship, which Pereira gained and has now defended twice.
Prochazka has misplaced two of his previous three fights.
In different motion on Saturday, Diego Lopes and Roman Dolidze each gained by unanimous resolution. Lopes (25-6-0) defeated Dan Ige (18-8-0) in catchweight motion, whereas Dolidze (13-3-0) was the higher of Anthony Smith (38-20-0) in a lightweight heavyweight bout.
Macy Chiasson (11-3-0) and Ian Machado Gary (15-0-0) additionally gained their respective fights.
–Area stage Media